brass shower
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6.5 mm is a caliber I've got absolutely no experience with, but I am somewhat familiar with the 260 remington and 6.5x55 swede. With all the hoopla about the 6.5 Grendel I got to asking myself if anyone ever made any magnum 6.5 cartridges. Doing a little research, I found the 264 Winchester Magnum, which looks to me like a 300 Win mag necked down to 6.5; and the 6.5 Remington Mag, which seems like a 264 Win Mag trimmed to fit in a short action. I also found a little information about a wildcat built on the 300 WSM necked down to 6.5mm,
Remington states ballistics for the 264 Win mag as 140 gr@ 3030 fps and for the 6.5 Rem Mag are 120 gr at 3210 fps. Very close. I wasn't able to find ballistics for the 6.5 WSM wildcat but I assume it would be similar.
Lots of questions, perhaps I can get a few answers. Does anyone have any practical experience with these cartridges? Extreme long range (500 yd+) paper punching would be my interest in these. How well do these buck wind compared to other magnum offerings at these ranges. I'd assume barrel life will be longer with Rem Mag over the Win mag with less powder being burned. Would either be good for 1000 yd shooting? With shorter powder columns supposedly being better for consistent burning and accuracy does the Rem mag show better groups compared to the Win mag? What's the recoil on these light bullet magnums comparable to? Given the lack of available factory loadings (and their expense) this would be a prime candidate for handloading, what kind of velocities have the reloaders been able to reach compared to the factory velocities? I'd also be interested in any information anyone can turn up about the 6.5 WSM. All thoughts on the subject are appreciated, and thanks in advance.
Remington states ballistics for the 264 Win mag as 140 gr@ 3030 fps and for the 6.5 Rem Mag are 120 gr at 3210 fps. Very close. I wasn't able to find ballistics for the 6.5 WSM wildcat but I assume it would be similar.
Lots of questions, perhaps I can get a few answers. Does anyone have any practical experience with these cartridges? Extreme long range (500 yd+) paper punching would be my interest in these. How well do these buck wind compared to other magnum offerings at these ranges. I'd assume barrel life will be longer with Rem Mag over the Win mag with less powder being burned. Would either be good for 1000 yd shooting? With shorter powder columns supposedly being better for consistent burning and accuracy does the Rem mag show better groups compared to the Win mag? What's the recoil on these light bullet magnums comparable to? Given the lack of available factory loadings (and their expense) this would be a prime candidate for handloading, what kind of velocities have the reloaders been able to reach compared to the factory velocities? I'd also be interested in any information anyone can turn up about the 6.5 WSM. All thoughts on the subject are appreciated, and thanks in advance.